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Welcome to the NFL Coaches Ranking. This will be a weekly series that will rank each of the 32 head coaches in the NFL.

There are so many who do a great job with the team power rankings, I thought it would be interesting to size up each NFL coach and rank them based on record, decision-making, past performance in big games and even Coors Light press conference moments.

The rankings take past performance in to heavy account. Just because a team has a bad week that does not move a coach off one of the pedestals, although, he could lose or a spot or two. It takes a streak of either good decisions or poor decisions to move a coach to a new level.

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1. Bill Belichick – PATRIOTS

There is no question that Patriots got lucky on Monday night. What separates the good from the bad is how you take an advantage of those breaks. Leodis McKelvin did not lose the game for the Bills by himself. The defense had two opportunities to keep Tom Brady and the Patriots out of the end zone and they failed both times.

What I loved is that while the Patriots appear to have problems on defense, they still followed the old blueprint of taking away the other team’s best weapons. The Bills wide receivers only caught five passes on Monday.

While, the Bills ate up yards running the ball and with short passes, they could never hit the home run ball and that is a specialty of the Bills offense.

2. Tom Coughlin – GIANTS

The Giants defense did what is always does to the Redskins. They make Washington’s day miserable. Big Blue’s offense took care of the rest. One thing I will tell you with certainty, do not expect this team to fall victim to a fake field goal or punt the rest of the season. The Giants biggest test comes on Sunday night at the new Cowboys Stadium.

3. Mike Tomlin – STEELERS

The defending champ’s team did what most defending champions do on opening night; they win their opener. It was not pretty, and it certainly came at a cost, as the Steelers All-Pro Troy Polamalu was lost to an injury.

While, not much of the Steelers award-winning cast changed from last season, not having Troy Polamalu for a few weeks is definitely something Mike Tomlin did not want to have in his plans.

4. Jeff Fisher – TITANS

If not for a loss of the coin flip, it might be the Titans who are 1-0. Even without defensive tackle, Albert Haynesworth, this defense is as good as ever. If its offense can make the most of their opportunities and not squander them like did last Thursday, this team should be the class of the AFC South again.

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5. Andy Reid – EAGLES

It can never be all good news for Andy Reid, can it? The Eagles devour the Panthers by 28, but Donovan McNabb is injured running in a touchdown with the Eagles up by 21 late in the third quarter. It will be interesting not only who starts at quarterback this Sunday, but especially next Sunday in week three, where Michael Vick returns from his suspension.

6. Mike Smith – FALCONS

Smith is turning into one of the better coaches in this league. He goes under the radar. This Falcon team should be mentioned at one of the top contenders in the NFC. The Falcons were very impressive against the Dolphins.

The Wildcat was shut down and the defense forced four turnovers and had four sacks to keep the Dolphins off the scoreboard for 56 minutes. Their schedule is daunting, but I do not see this team getting out coached much this season.

7. John Harbaugh – RAVENS

This may be a misprint but the Ravens appeared to have 501 yards of offense on Sunday. Joe Flacco threw for over 300 yards and Ray Rice ran for over 100 yards. The team scored 38 points. All of that being said you would have thought the Ravens would have beaten the Chiefs by 30, but it did not turn out that way.

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